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Friday, February 10, 2012

OMGerrific Writeratee and Happy Dances abound!

So I said I wasn't going to blog as much because there's so much going on. But here I am, breaking my own promises. In the words of Inigo Montoya, "Let me essplain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up."

The writing workshop is going great! I led my first class last night with my poet friend, Todd. Todd's chapbook just came out on February 7th! I'm kinda polishing my nails on the fact that I told him to get his Toddacious butt in gear and publish a chapbook. And he did. I take full credit for all that work. Okay, maybe enough for him to owe me a cupcake. Ya feel me Todd? Cupcake, I say! Actually, he also critted my early fiction and I have him to thank for telling me, oh-so-kindly, that my cliffhangers were all fake. Hey, live and learn (from the most talented, when possible).

I started taking yoga classes. No more creaky sinews for me. I've twisted myself so hard I actually couldn't breathe. And I didn't pass out! Today I am going to cook myself alive in a Bikram yoga class.(That's hot yoga for you. And no, it's not an exotic accompaniment to falafel.) If I don't visit your blogs, it's because I've melted into a pile of goo.

I'm 30K into my current novel. The first draft process is both painful and so awesome. I'm trying to write every day, but sometimes I can't, which is why...

I owe $6 to our Write On to Build On Facebook group. That's six days in the last month I haven't written anything. Now I need to join a Read on To Build On group so I can catch up with my growing TBR pile on Goodreads.

Next, some *squee* news.

Laura Diamond's short story,City of Lights and Stone, is going to be published in the DAY OF DEMONS anthology by Anachron Press! In April! But April is too far away! So I shall wait. Grr. Luckily, I already got to read it. It's so. So. SO. GREAT! I really mean every one of those exclamation marks.

AND

Sarah Fine just announced the sale of SANCTUM, the first book in the GUARDS OF THE SHADOWLANDS series! Yes, it's amazing. Yes, she just announced her other book, SCAN, last week. And yes, this one KICKS OTHERWORLDY you-know-what. Read here for the juicy details. Go Sarah!

I basically begged and was completely infantile in my effort to get Alz to make me one. I mean, manatees are the awesomest animal ever. They have been mistaken for mermaids. They are also called sea cows. And they have a prehensile upper lip. What's more awesome than that?

So anyway, after the begging Alz caved. Money was exchanged. Secrets were handed over. I might have promised to name my next child "Alz Krispy Manatee Kang."

So I got this in the mail yesterday:

It's a purple, hand-sewn manatee! And it's not really just a manatee, because it has this stitched sweetly over it's little mammalian heart:

It's a Lydiatee! I loves it. And I'm not letting my kids touch it unless it's for soft cuddles. My Writeratee is going to cheer me on during my tough writing days and give me high-five-flippers for when I am making progress.

Thank you Alz! And thanks Krispy for forcing Alz to cater to my sirenian whims!

Cute little manuscript! Glad to hear your yoga, workshop, and wip are all going so well! I'm a little jealous! My WIP is at least 10k over budget, the plot is a mess, and I'm banging my head against the wall.

I've taken yoga. I should really start up again, but there's just not enough time. I already run almost every day (and/or lift weights). To fit yoga in would be too much (not that my body agrees with that. But my wip does).

I'm so thrilled for Sarah. I love the first book and the sequel and the short story that falls in between. Now I can't wait for book #3. :D

That manatee is ADORABLE!! We lived in Ohio for a few years, and the zoo there had manatees. I LOVED watching them. I still have two manatee figurines that my dad brought me from Florida when I was about nine.

Yay for all the wonderful things going on! And yoga! I started Taekwondo a couple of months ago--not the same thing, I know, but all the stretching and pushing myself has been very good for me. I hope you enjoy it!

YAAAAAAY for all the awesome news! I started doing Yoga again too. It is both painful and awesome. I probably shouldn't have done it yesterday though because I banged up my knees. :P

Anyway, so glad your workshop is going well and that both Laura and Sarah have such amazing news (I already squeed at them)! But MOST IMPORTANTLY, YAY YOU GOT THE MANATEE!!! Alz told me she mailed it a few days ago and was worried it would get squished in the post.

Clearly, it made it through fine. Woohoo! I will tell Alz to read this post asap. :D And forcing Alz to do things is my specialty. There are few things I can bully her about, but luckily, doodles and manatees fall into that category. :) (Though I honestly had nothing to do with this one.)

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